CV

Contact Information

Name Mike Ly
Professional Title Programmer
Email lytriduc.work@gmail.com

Professional Summary

Computer Science student at the University of Virginia with research experience in machine learning, passionate about building useful solutions to real-world problems.

Experience

  • 2026 - 2026

    Remote

    Quality Assurance Engineer
    Lawly - Law School Admissions Support
    Performed quality assurance testing for Lawly, a scheduling and payments platform, by designing test cases, executing end-to-end workflows, identifying defects, and collaborating with developers to improve platform reliability and user experience.
    • Executed end-to-end testing for authentication, consultant onboarding, scheduling, booking, and payment workflows.
    • Created detailed bug reports and test documentation that accelerated issue resolution and improved product quality.
    • Validated API functionality using Postman and tested edge cases including booking conflicts, payment failures, and user permission flows.
    • Performed cross-browser and responsive testing to ensure a consistent user experience across devices.

Education

  • 2025 - 2029

    Charlottesvile, VA

    Bachelor's of Arts
    University of Virginia
    Computer Science
  • 2022 - 2025

    HCMC, Vietnam

    High school diploma
    VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted
    Specialization in Computer Science

Publications

  • 2025
    Consumer-friendly EEG-based Emotion Recognition System: A Multi-scale Convolutional Neural Network Approach
    arXiv

    It concerned an interpretation of the Michelson–Morley experiment and the properties of light and time. Special relativity incorporates the principle that the speed of light is the same for all inertial observers regardless of the state of motion of the source.

  • 2024
    Music therapy in Alzheimer’s disease: Considerations for implementation in Vietnam
    Journal of Student Research

    This review examines the potential of music therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. By analyzing existing research, we identify factors influencing treatment effectiveness, summarize its benefits for cognitive and socio-emotional well-being, and discuss barriers to broader adoption in Vietnam. Our findings highlight the need for further research and greater integration of music therapy into dementia care practices.

Skills

Computer Science (Bachelor's): Software Development, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning | Python | C++ | C | JavaScript | Java | HTML & CSS
Music (hobby): Drums, Guitar, Ukulele

Languages

Vietnamese : Native speaker
English : Fluent

Interests

Sports: Basketball, (American) football, badminton, volleyball. Favorite teams: Milwaukee Bucks & UVA. Go Hoos!
Music: Drums, guitar, ukulee. Favorite bands: Coldplay, Radiohead, Ngọt
Programming: Love learning, joining hackathons, and just work on whatever projects I find fun

Certificates

  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate - Google (2026)
  • The Future of Payment Technologies - University of Michigan (Coursera) (2025)

Projects

  • CommitGate

    An AI-powered Git security gate that analyzes staged code changes before commits, combining secret detection and LLM-based vulnerability review to prevent security issues from entering repositories.

    • Gitleaks Integration
    • AI Vulnerability Review
    • Git Hook Automation
    • Submission for Splunk Agentic Ops Hackathon